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Jon Bittman was born on a small cruise ship, while his parents were sailing between Tahiti and the New Caledonian Islands. When the vessel hit a reef, and sunk to the briny deep, Jon was fortunate enough to wash ashore on a deserted island. For 22 years he survived with only a crate of doritos, several cans of mashed corn, 300 pounds of beef jerky, 1.5 meters of rope, and a rusty old alto saxophone. Provided with the perfect opportunity to practice and hone a skill that would provide joy and sustenance once he was saved and returned to the real world, Mr.Bittman squandered it deftly, and passed the days chasing sea-iguanas and playing childish games with his length of cord. He is an extremely good rope-jumper. On the alto saxophone.. well, slightly better than mediocre, but improving quickly.

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Member Since: 28/02/2008
Band Members: Jon Bittman - Alto, Soprano, and C-Melody Saxophones, Clarinet, and Banjo
Influences: Sonny Stitt, Hank Mobley, Bird, Cannonball, Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Tina Brooks, Stanley Turrentine, Wayne Shorter, Benjamin Herman, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Smith, McCoy Tyner, Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Art Pepper, Art Blakey, Art Tatum, Johnny Hodges, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Joshua Redman etc etc
Sounds Like: PRESS and PRAISE for Jon Bittman, saxophonist extraordinaire:

"Jon Bittman is to jazz music what cottage cheese is to thermo-dynamic nuclear fission."

- Walter Prescott, Jazz Times.

"This young lion is truly a luminary. He is pushing contemporary art to unprecedented heights. He is a beacon of strength and dedication. Never have I seen a man stuff so many reeds into one nostril."

- Oliver Billstein, Jazz Weekly Tribune

"Will somebody PLEASE take that saxophone away from this fool?! This shit is KILLING me!"

- Charles Mingus's ghost
Record Label: Ca$h Money Gazillionaires
Type of Label: Major

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